• 대한수의학회지
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.435-447
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• 1999

The localization of substance P(SP), calcitonin gene-related peptide(CGRP) and three calcium binding proteins, calbindin D-28k(CB), calretinin(CR) and parvalbumin(PA) was immunohistochemically examined in the myenteric and submucous plexuses of Korean native goat duodenum. In the neurons of myenteric and submucous plexuses of duodenum, immunoreactivities of SP, CGRP and CB were confirmed in both nerve cell bodies and fibers. In contrast, CR immunoreactivity was found only in nerve fibers of myenteric plexuses, while PA immunoreactivity was found only in nerve cell bodies of submucous plexuses. In the inner circular muscle layer, dense SP-like immunoreactive fibers were prominent but only a few CGRP-like immunoreactivities were observed. Most of SP- and CGRP-like immunoreactive neurons of both plexuses colocalized with CB. This result showed that SP and CGRP may have a important role for the movement of small intestine. The colocalizations of CB with SP or CGRP in myenteric and submucous plexuses suggest that CB may serve neuromodulatory role for SP- and CGRP-immunoreacted neurons on the movement of intestinal wall.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제60권1호
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• pp.114-117
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• 2017

A 42-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with complaints of low back pain and intermittent right thigh pain. Twelve weeks before admission, the patient received intradiscal electrothermal therapy (IDET) at a local hospital. The patient still reported low back pain after the procedure that was managed with narcotic analgesics. Follow-up magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed, and his referring physician thought the likely diagnosis was spondylodiscitis at the L4-5 spinal segment with a small epidural abscess. At admission to our department, the patient reported aggravated low back pain. Blood test results, including the erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein levels, were slightly elevated. Biopsy samples of the L4, L5 vertebral bodies and disk were obtained. The material underwent aerobic, anaerobic, fungal, mycobacterial cultures and histologic examination. Results of all cultures were negative. Histologically, necrosis of the bone was evident from the number of empty osteocyte lacunae. In addition, there was no evidence of infection based on biopsy results. No antibiotic treatment was administered on discharge. Repeat computed tomography and MRI performed 12 months after IDET showed a bony defect in the L4 and L5 vertebral bodies, and a decrease in the size of the L4-5 intervertebral disc lesion. We report a case of lumbar vertebral osteonecrosis induced by IDET and discuss etiology and radiologic features.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제33권12호
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• pp.1648-1656
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• 2023

We have previously observed that feeding with single-cell hemoprotein (heme-SCP) in dogs (1 g/day for 6 days) and broiler chickens (1 ppm for 32 days) increased the proportion of lactic acid bacteria in the gut while reducing their body weights by approximately 1~2%. To define the roles of heme-SCP in modulating body weight and gut microbiota, obese C57BL/6N mice were administered varied heme-SCP concentrations (0, 0.05, and 0.5% heme-SCP in high fat diet) for 28 days. The heme-SCP diet seemed to restrain weight gain till day 14, but the mice gained weight again later, showing no significant differences in weight. However, the heme-SCP-fed mice had stiffer and oilier bodies compared with those of the control mice, which had flabby bodies and dull coats. When mice were dissected at day 10, the obese mice fed with heme-SCP exhibited a reduction in subcutaneous fat with an increase in muscle mass. The effect of heme-SCP on the obesity-associated dyslipidemia tended to be corroborated by the blood parameters (triglyceride, total cholesterol, and C-reactive protein) at day 10, though the correlation was not clear at day 28. Notably, the heme-SCP diet altered gut microbiota, leading to the proliferation of known anti-obesity biomarkers such as Akkermansia, Alistipes, Oscillibacter, Ruminococcus, Roseburia, and Faecalibacterium. This study suggests the potential of heme-SCP as an anti-obesity supplement, which modulates serum biochemistry and gut microbiota in high-fat diet-induced obese mice.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.130-135
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• 2015

Pseudoalteromonas elyakovii 유래 alginate lyase 유전자(aly)를 대장균에서 발현시켰을 때, 발현된 대부분의 유전자 산물은 내포체라는 불용성 응집체 형태로 생산되었다. Alginate lyase를 가용성 및 활성형으로 생산하기 위해 Aeropyrum pernix K1 유래의 초고온성 샤페로닌 ApCpnA와 ApCpnB를 공발현 파트너로 도입하였다. aly와 ApCpnA와 ApCpnB 각각과의 공발현 결과, aly 단독발현 때의 alginate lyase 활성 10.1 unit/g-soluble protein에서 ApCpnA와의 공발현 때는 83.1 unit/g-soluble protein, ApCpnB와의 공발현 때는 100.3 unit/g-soluble protein으로 가용성 및 활성형으로의 alginate lyase 생산이 8~10배 크게 향상되었다. 다양한 배양 조건들의 조사를 통해 alginate lyase 최대 생산을 위한 조건은 다음과 같았다: 1.0 mM IPTG, $25^{\circ}C$ 배양 온도(IPTG 유도 후), ApCpnB 공발현 파트너. 이러한 공발현 시스템은 대장균에서 기능적으로 또한 의학적으로 중요한 재조합 단백질의 산업적 생산에 크게 유용하게 사용될 것이다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.67-78
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 새송이버섯 병재배방식과 느타리버섯 봉지재배방식의 재배단계별(최초 배지 단계, 균사체 배양 후 배지 단계, 자실체 수확 후 폐배지 단계)로 배지의 화학 성분의 흐름을 추적 구명하고, 독성 중금속(Cd, Pb, As)과 잔류 농약으로부터의 안전성을 평가하였다. 양 재배방식 공히 최초 배지와 비교해서 자실체 수확 후의 영양소의 양적 감소 정도에 있어서 총무게는 평균 29%, 건물과 유기물은 공히 21~25%, 섬유소는 19~22% 감소하였다. 재배단계에서 분해 이용된 유기물 량의 2/3~3/4은 섬유소(NDF)였으며, 이용된 섬유소의 주된 성분(50~70%)은 hemicellulose이었다. 균사체 성장이 배지의 화학적 성분에 미치는 효과는 새송이버섯의 병재배 시에는 미미하였으나(P>0.05), 느타리버섯의 봉지재배 시에는 ADF 성분을 제외한 거의 모든 유기물과 무기물이 분해 소실되는 것으로 나타났다(P<0.05). 자실체는 봉지재배 시보다는 병재배 시에 배지내의 영양소를 매우 활발하게 흡수하였다(P<0.05). 수확한 자실체는 폐배지보다 조단백질, 비섬유성탄수화물, 조회분 성분이 훨씬 높고(P<0.05), NDF 성분은 훨씬 낮아서(P<0.05), 폐배지의 화학적 조성에 바람직하지 못한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 폐배지는 독성 중금속과 잔류농약의 오염이 거의 없어 위생적으로 안전하였다. 결론적으로 최초 배지와 비교해서 폐배지는 난분해성 섬유소 성분이 증가하고, 조단백질 중 순수단백질이 줄고, 비소화성단백질이 느는 등 질적으로 떨어져서 사료영양적 가치는 상대적으로 하락하는 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.59-66
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• 2008

사람 Y염색체상에 존재하는 RPS4Y(Ribosomal Protein S4Y) 유전자는 성별감정시 유용한 유전자로 규명되어 유전질환의 조기 발견이나 예방 및 태아의 성별판정 등에 응용되고 있다. 신원이 불분명한 사체에서 성별감정시, 기존의 성별감정에 이용되고 있는 다른 유전자와 함께 RPS4Y 유전자를 검색함으로써 성별감정의 신뢰도를 높힐 수 있을 것으로 사료된다. 또한 사체의 손상이 심할 때 유전자를 이용한 개인식별은 제한을 받게 된다. 이때 치아는 인체의 기관 중 가장 견고한 구조로 구성되어 있어 외부 환경에 대한 물리적, 화학적 저항성이 높아 법의치과학적 개인식별에 널리 이용되므로, 본 연구에서는 사람 치아에서 중합효소연쇄반응법을 이용한 RPS4Y유전자를 검출하여 법의학적 성별감정에 응용하고자 하였다. 남녀 각각 10개의 치아에서 치수와 상아질을 분리한 후 DNA를 추출하여 중합효소연쇄반응을 시행하였다. RPS4Y 유전자를 검출한 결과, 남자에게서만 특이적으로 유전자가 검출되었으며, 이는 사람 치아에서 RPS4Y 유전자를 이용한 성별감정이 법의학적 개인식별의 성별감정 실무에 있어서 다른 유전자와 함께 유용하게 사용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.317-323
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• 2012

재배 와송의 항암효과를 입증하기 위해 SW480 대장암세포에서 재배 와송 추출물의 apoptosis 유도 효과 및 그 기전에 미치는 영향에 대해 알아보았다. 재배 와송과 천연 와송 메탄올 추출물의 암세포 성장 억제능을 측정한 결과, 재배 와송은 천연 와송과 유사하게 농도 의존적으로 높은 암세포 증식억제효과를 보였으며 특히 농도 300 ${\mu}g$/mL의 재배 와송 메탄올 추출물에서는 천연 와송 메탄올 추출물 보다 더 높은 억제 효과를 나타내었다. 또한 재배 와송 메탄올 추출물을 분획하여 얻은 각각의 물, 헥산, 클로로포름, 에틸아세테이트 및 부탄올 분획물 중 와송 클로로포름 분획물에서 암세포의 증식 억제효과가 가장 높게 나타났다. 이러한 와송 클로로포름 분획물의 apoptosis 유도 효과는 Sub-G1기의 함량 증가와 핵의 응축 및 apoptotic bodies 생성 그리고 DNA 분절을 통해 나타났다. 한편, 와송 클로로포름 분획물의 caspase 활성은 caspase inhibitor 처리군에서 암세포의 증식 억제효과가 확연히 저해됨을 나타내었으며 각각의 caspase 활성 중 caspase-3 및 -9의 활성을 증가시켰다. 또한 와송 클로로포름 분획물은 apoptosis 관련 단백질들인 Bid, Bcl-2 및 PARP의 발현을 농도 의존적으로 감소시켰으며 tBid 및 Bax 단백질의 발현을 현저하게 증가시켰다. 본 연구 결과, 재배 와송과 천연 와송은 유사한 암세포 성장 억제 효과를 보였으며 재배 와송의 클로로포름 추출물은 caspase 의존적인 경로를 통해 apoptosis를 일으켜 세포 사멸 효과를 나타내는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.173-181
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• 2004

To delay the onset of apoptosis in the culture, transformed Tn 5B1-4 cells harboring anti-apoptotic genes, bcl-2 and baculovirus p35, have been established and analyzed for their anti-apoptotic ability in suspension culture using spinner flasks. In the suspension culture at agitation speeds of 100 rpm and 200 rpm, the cell growth of cell clone expressing Bcl-2 protein was much higher than other two clones and the maximum cell density of the clone was 6.0 ${\times}$ 10$^{6}$ cells/ml and 6.2 ${\times}$ 10$^{6}$ cells/ml at day three of the incubation. On the other hand, the cell growth of cell clone expressing baculovirus protein P35 was much higher than other two clones in suspension culture at agitation speed of 300 rpm and the maximum cell density of the clone was 6.1 ${\times}$ 10$^{6}$ cells/ml at day three of the incubation. Based on the pattern of genomic DNA laddering and the microscopic observation of apoptotic bodies, the more apoptotic bodies are induced in Tn 5B1-4 control cell clone at higher agitation speed. This result shows that the shear stress can be a main factor in inducing apoptosis in spinner flask culture. At low agitation speed, cell clone expressing Bcl-2 was more effective in delaying the onset of apoptosis than the cell clone expressing P35. On the other hand, at high agitation speed, cell clones expressing baculovirus P35 was more effective in delaying the onset of apoptosis than the cell clone expressing Bcl-2. Therefore, anti-apoptotic genes, bcl-2 and baculovirus p35, can playa distinct role depending on agitation speed in the suspension culture.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.28-40
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• 1994

Xerostomia and xerophthalmia are delicate or serous side effects, occuring when the radiotherapy is administered to the head and neck cancer patient. It is known that the cause of the above side effect is radiosensitivity of serous cells. In this study, the ultrastructural features of the parotid glands of the X-irradiated rats were observed. Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 200-250g each were anesthetized with sodium thiopental, and placed on the Mitsubishi linear accelerator. Only the head and neck areas of animals were exposured at the distance of 80cm, within the area of $30X30cm$, in the depth of 1cm, with the speed of 200R/min. Total doses applied were 3,000R or 6,000R depending on the experimental groups. Animals were sacrificed on the 6th hour, 2nd day and 6th day after the irradiation. Parotid glands were fixed in the 2.5% glutaraldehyde-1.5% paraformaldehyde solution, and followed by refixation in the 1% osmium tetroxide solution. Dehydrated blocks were embedded in araldite mixture, and ultrathin sections were cut. Sections were contrasted with the solution of uranyl acetate and lead citrate, and observed with JEM 100 CX-II electron microscope. The results were as follows: 1. Normal parotid acinar cells are two types; the light and the dark acinar cells. The light acinar cell contains dense secretory granules, whereas dark acinar cells contains granules of medium density with some darker spots within them, or other cells contain granules of medium density with darker rims. 2. Six hours after the irradiation, many acinar cells were degenerated showing variable stages of cytolytic bodies, light bodies, or dense degenerations. Within the acinar cell, Golgi apparatus and granular endoplasmic reticula were most severely altered elements. Granules showed more contrasting densities and irregularities. 3. Two days after the irradiation, some cytolytic bodies, and focal lucent degeneration of cytoplasm, and fine granular alteration of cytoplasmic matrix were pronounced. But other elements including secretory granules are rather looked unlatered. 4. Six days after the irradiation, most severe alterations were seen. Many intracellular canaliculi (or secretion figures), quanta of cytoplasm containing secretion antecedants, severely irregular luminal border, and again contrasting density of secretory granules showing tigroid spots or dense rims were noted. And myoepithelial degenerations were observed not uncommonly. 5. Irregular densities of secretory granules were interpreted as abnormal components of protein or carbohydrate portion are synthesized or abnormally metabolized under severe X-irradiation. 6. Myoepithelial degeneration and related alteration of nerve endings, etc., were suggested as the other causes of xerostomia following X-irradiation. 7. It is requested that radiation doses should be arranged, considering in mind not only the sensitivity of acinar cells but also the myoepithelial and neural functions.

• Nutritional Sciences
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.65-69
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• 2004

A study was carried out to determine the effect of a very low-carbohydrate diet on weight gain, body composition, and serum levels of cholesterol, triacylglycerol, glucose, ketone bodies and insulin. Twenty rats (mean initial weight, 212 g) were divided into two groups and each group was assigned a conventional high-carbohydrate diet (control) or a very low-carbohydrate diet containing 59.8% ground pork rind snack and fed the diet for four weeks. Average daily body weight gain was not different between the two groups during the first two weeks, but was significantly lower in rats fed the very low-carbohydrate diet than in those in the control group during third (p<0.05) and fourth weeks (p<0.01). Feedintake as well as energy intake was lower in rats fed the very low-carbohydrate diet than in those in the control group. The very low-carbohydrate diet reduced (p<0.01) serum triacylglycerol (34$\pm$83 vs 82$\pm$8 mg/l00 mL) and insulin (3.90$\pm$0.53 vs 7.60$\pm$0.61 $\mu$IU/mL) levels, while increasing (p<0.01) ketone body level (368$\pm$25 vs 236$\pm$24 $\mu$mol/L), compared with the control. Serum glucose and total cholesterol levels were not different (p>0.05) between the two dietary treatments. Proximate analysis of carcasses showed that the very low-carbohydrate diet decreased (p<0.01) body fat (26.1$\pm$1.04 vs 30.5$\pm$0.86%), while increasing (p<0.01) body protein (63.1$\pm$0.94 vs 59.4$\pm$0.70%) contents. Results indicate that short-term feeding of a very low-carbohydrate diet is beneficial for alleviating risk factors known to involve cardiovascular diseases or artherosclerosis. However, more studies with model animals as well as humans are recommended to examine the long-term health benefits of low-carbohydrate diets.