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Pharmacokinetics of Carbapenem Antibiotics in Rats and Guinea pigs

  • Nam, Kweon-Ho;Chang, Woo-Ik;Park, Moon-Jung;Kim, Ji-Yeon;Park, Nam-Jun;Yu, Young-Hyo
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Applied Pharmacology
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    • 1996.04a
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    • pp.228-228
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    • 1996
  • 1, 흰쥐에서 IPM 단독투여시보다 DHP-I 저해제인 CS와의 병용투여시 AUC가 4배 이상, t$_{1}$2/가 약 3배 증가하였으며 MEPM의 경우는 AUC가 5배 이상, t$_{1}$2/가 약 1.8배 증가하였다. 2. Guinea pig에서 IPM 단독투여시보다 CS와의 병용투여시 AUC가 약 2.5배, t$_{1}$2/가 약 1.4배 증가하였으며 MEPM의 경우는 AUC, t$_{1}$2/ 모두 거의 변함이 없었다. 3. 위의 결과 흰쥐에서 IPM과 MEPM에 대한 CS의 영향이 매우 큰 것으로 나타났으며 따라서 약물동력학적인 파라메타에도 커다란 변화를 주었다. 반대로 Guinea Pig에서는 CS의 병용투여로 IPM의 AUC에만 변동을 주었을 뿐 t$_{l}$ 2/에는 크게 영향을 미치지 않았고 MEPM의 체내동태에는 거의 영향을 미치지 않았다. 4. Guinea pig에서 전체 투여량에 대한 MEPM의 요중회수율은 66.58$\pm$3.44%이었고 IPM의 경우는 7.00$\pm$0.95%이었다. 그러나 DHP-I 저해제인 CS와의 병용투여시 IPM의 요중회수율이 57.77$\pm$11.46%로 증가하여 MEPM과 거의 비슷한 양상을 나타냈다. 이는 guinea pig에서 DHP-I에 의한 IPM의 대사가 CS에 의해 차단됨을 시사하는 것이라고 사료되며 guinea pig에 존재하는 DHP-I은 MEPM보다 IPM에 대해 더 높은 친화도를 갖는 것으로 사료된다. 5. Carbapenem계 항생제의 약물동력학적 스크리닝을 위한 소동물로는 흰쥐보다도 guinea pig가 적합한 것으로 생각되나 동물종차에 의한 약물동력학적 연구 및 DHP-I의 활성에 대한 연구가 더 면밀히 이루어져야 할 것으로 생각되며 BO-2727, panipenem, biapenem 등 다른 carbapenem 항생제에 대한 광범위한 약물동력학적 연구가 진행되어 새로운 carbapenem계 항생제 개발에 따른 인체내 거동을 예측할 수 있는 치적의 실험동물모델이 확립되어야 할 것이다.

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Multi-component kinetics for the growth of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC6803

  • Kim, Hyun-Woo;Park, Seongjun;Rittmann, Bruce E.
    • Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.347-355
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    • 2015
  • The growth kinetics of phototrophic microorganisms can be controlled by the light irradiance, the concentration of an inorganic nutrient, or both. A multi-component kinetic model is proposed and tested in novel batch experiments that allow the kinetic parameters for each factor to be estimated independently. For the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC6803, the estimated parameters are maximum specific growth rate $({\mu}_{max})=2.8/d$, half-maximum-rate light irradiance $(K_L)=11W/m^2$, half-inhibition-rate light irradiance $(K_{L,I})=39W/m^2$, and half-maximum-rate concentration for inorganic carbon $(K_{S,Ci})=0.5mgC/L$, half-maximum-rate concentration for inorganic nitrogen $(K_{S,Ni})=1.4mgN/L$, and half-maximum-rate concentration for inorganic phosphorus $(K_{S,Pi})=0.06mgP/L$. Compared to other phototrophs having ${\mu}max$ estimates, PCC6803 is a fast-growing r-strategist relying on reaction rate. Its half-maximum-rate and half-inhibition rate values identify the ranges of light irradiance and nutrient concentrations that PCC6803 needs to achieve a high specific growth rate to be a sustainable bioenergy source. To gain the advantages of its high maximum specific growth rate, PCC6803 needs to have moderate light illumination ($7-62W/m^2$ for ${\mu}_{syn}{\geq}1/d$) and relatively high nutrient concentrations: $N_i{\geq}2.3 mgN/L$, $P_i{\geq}0.1mgP/L$, and $C_i{\geq}1.0mgC/L$.

Preparation and Structure of $[Cu(L)]I_2\cdot2H_2O(L: 3,14-dimethyl-2,6,13,17-tetraazatricyclo [14,4,$0^{1.18},0^{7.12}$]docosane) ($[Cu(L)]I_2\cdot2H_2O(L: 3,14-dimethyl-2,6,13,17-tetraazatricyclo [14,4,$0^{1.18},0^{7.12}$docosane) 착물의 합성 및 구조)

  • Choe, Gi-Yeong;Kim, Dong-Un;Seo, Il-Hwan
    • Korean Journal of Crystallography
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.1-5
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    • 1998
  • The complex[Cu(L)I2, 2H2O(1) (L:3,14-Dimethyl-2,6,13,17-tetraazatricyclo [14,4,01.18, 07.12]docosane) has been prepared and structurally characterized. The complex (1) crystallizes in the triclinic system, space group P1, a=8.400(1)Å, b=8.986(3) Å, c=9.156(1) Å, α=82.42(1)˚, β=73.61(1)˚ λ=81.04(2)˚, Z=1, R for 1926 observed reflections of [F0>40(F0)], measured at 288K, was 0.042. The tetracoordination around Cu atom of complex(1) is square plane and the average bond distance of Cu-N is 2.029 (11) Å. Both six-membered chelate rings adopts a chair conformation and the five-membered ring are gauche with the sec-NH centers having the RRSS configuration.

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GLOBAL WEAK MORREY ESTIMATES FOR SOME ULTRAPARABOLIC OPERATORS OF KOLMOGOROV-FOKKER-PLANCK TYPE

  • Feng, Xiaojing;Niu, Pengcheng;Zhu, Maochun
    • Bulletin of the Korean Mathematical Society
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    • v.51 no.5
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    • pp.1241-1257
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    • 2014
  • We consider a class of hypoelliptic operators of the following type $$L=\sum_{i,j=1}^{p_0}a_{ij}{\partial}^2_{x_ix_j}+\sum_{i,j=1}^{N}b_{ij}x_i{\partial}_{x_j}-{\partial}_t$$, where ($a_{ij}$), ($b_{ij}$) are constant matrices and ($a_{ij}$) is symmetric positive definite on $\mathbb{R}^{p_0}$ ($p_0{\leqslant}N$). By establishing global Morrey estimates of singular integral on the homogenous space and the relation between Morrey space and weak Morrey space, we obtain the global weak Morrey estimates of the operator L on the whole space $\mathbb{R}^{N+1}$.

BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITES OF PLANT LEAF EXTRACTS; AVAILABILITY OF STAR FRUIT LEAF EXTRACT AGAINST SKIN AGING

  • Yoshihito Kawashima;Zhou, Yan-Yang;Naoko Kishida;Nobuaki Ohto;Daisuke Araho;Yoko Ito;Toshimitsu Kambara;Zhou, Wan-Hua
    • Proceedings of the SCSK Conference
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    • 2003.09a
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    • pp.645-658
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    • 2003
  • We evaluated activities of various plant leaf extracts and found the availability against skin aging in the leaf extract of star fruit (Averrhoa carambola L), and developed Star Fruit Leaf Extract BG30 as an ingredient of cosmetics. Star Fruit Leaf Extract BG30 was found to show scavenging activities of reactive oxygen species and an inhibitory effect on the activity of matrix metalloproteinase-1. It showed increasing activity of type I collagen and recovery effect from damage of UV-B irradiation in human fibroblast. We performed the separation of the active principal from Star Fruit Leaf Extract BG30 to give isofurcatin 2"-Ο-$\alpha$-L-rhamnopyranoside, which showed increasing activity of type I collagen. To examine the anti-wrinkle effect of Star Fruit Leaf Extract BG30, seven volunteers applied a Star Fruit Leaf Extract BG30 1 % cream in double blind manner to one-side of the corner of their eye and the placebo cream to the opposite side. Clinical evaluation of wrinkling was performed every week for 5 weeks using a silicone rubber replica. A statistically significant improvement of Star Fruit Leaf Extract BG30-treated site was seen in decreased wrinkles. Star Fruit Leaf Extract BG30 results in clinically visible improvement in wrinkling when used topically for 5 weeks.

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Coconut Oil Extract Mitigates Testicular Injury Following Adjuvant Treatment with Antiretroviral Drugs

  • Ogedengbe, Oluwatosin O;Jegede, Ayoola I;Onanuga, Ismail O;Offor, Ugochukwu;Naidu, Edwin CS;Peter, Aniekan I;Azu, Onyemaechi O
    • Toxicological Research
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    • v.32 no.4
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    • pp.317-325
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    • 2016
  • Increased access to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has made the management of drug toxicities an increasingly crucial component of HIV. This study investigated the effects of adjuvant use of coconut oil and HAART on testicular morphology and seminal parameters in Sprague-Dawley rats. Twelve adult male Sprague-Dawley rats, weighing 153~169 g were distributed into four groups (A-D) and treated as follows: A served as control (distilled water); B (HAART cocktail-Zidovudine, Lamivudine and Nevirapine); C (HAART + Virgin coconut oil 10 mL/kg) and D (Virgin coconut oil 10 mL/kg). After 56 days of treatment, animals were killed and laparotomy to exercise the epididymis for seminal fluid analyses done whilst testicular tissues were processed for histo-morphometric studies. Result showed a significant decline in sperm motility (P < 0.05) and count (P < 0.0001) in HAART-treated animals while there was insignificant changes in other parameters in groups C and D except count that was reduced (P < 0.0001) when compared with controls. Histomorphological studies showed HAART caused disorders in seminiferous tubular architecture with significant (P < 0.01) decline in epithelial height closely mirrored by extensive reticulin framework and positive PAS cells. Adjuvant Virgin coconut oil + HAART resulted in significant decrease in seminiferous tubular diameter (P < 0.05), but other morphometric and histological parameters were similar to control or Virgin coconut oil alone (which showed normal histoarchitecture levels). While derangements in testicular and seminal fluid parameters occurred following HAART, adjuvant treatment with Virgin coconut oil restored the distortions emanating thereof.

Ni/Si/Ni Ohmic contacts to n-type 4H-SiC (Ni/Si/Ni n형 4H-SiC의 오옴성 접합)

  • Lee, J.H.;Yang, S.J.;Noh, I.H.;Kim, C.K.;Cho, N.I.;Jung, K.H.;Kim, E.D.;Kim, N.K.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2001.11b
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    • pp.197-200
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    • 2001
  • In this letter, we report on the investigation of Ni/Si/Ni Ohmic contacts to n-type 4H-SiC. Ohmic contacts have been formed by a vacuum annealing and $N_2$ gas ambient annealing method at $950^{\circ}C$ for 10 min. The specific contact resistivity ( $\rho_{c}$ ), sheet resistance($R_s$), contact resistance($R_c$), transfer length($L_T$) were calculated from resistance($R_T$) versus contact spacing(d) measurements obtained from 10 TLM(transmission line method) structures. The resulting average values of vacuum annealing sample were $\rho_{c}=3.8{\times}10^{-5}\Omega cm^{3}$, $R_{c}=4.9{\Omega}$, $R_{T}=9.8{\Omega}$ and $L_{T}=15.5{\mu}m$, resulting average values of another sample were $\rho_{c}=2.29{\times}10^{-4}\Omega cm^{3}$, $R_{c}=12.9{\Omega}$ and $R_{T}=25.8{\Omega}$. The physical properties of contacts were examined using X-Ray Diffraction and Auger analysis, there was a uniform intermixing of the Si and Ni, migration of Ni into the SiC.

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Emergence and Structure of Complex Mutualistic Networks

  • Lee, KyoungEun;Jung, Nam;Lee, Hyun Min;Maeng, Seung Eun;Lee, Jae Woo
    • Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea
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    • v.3 no.3
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    • pp.149-153
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    • 2022
  • The degree distribution of the plant-pollinator network was identified by analyzing the data in the ecosystem and reproduced by a model of the growing bipartite mutualistic networks. The degree distribution of pollinator shows power law or stretched exponential distribution, while plant usually shows stretched exponential distribution. In the growth model, the plant and the pollinator are selected with probability Pp and PA=1-Pp, respectively. The number of incoming links for the plant and the pollinator is lp and lA, respectively. The probability that the link of the plant selects the pollinator of the existing network given as $A_{k_i}=k^{{\lambda}_A}_i/{\sum}_i\;k^{{\lambda}_A}_i$, and the probability that the pollinator selects the plant is $P_{k_i}=k^{{\lambda}_p}_i/{\sum}_i\;k^{{\lambda}_p}_i$. When the nonlinear growth index is 𝛌X=1 (X=A or P), the degree distribution follows a power law, and if 0≤𝛌X<1, the degree distribution follows a stretched exponential distribution. The cumulative degree distributions of plants and pollinators of 14 empirical plant-pollinators included in Interaction Web Database were calculated. A set of parameters (PA,PP,lA,lP) that reproduces these cumulative degree distributions and a growth index 𝛌X (X=A or P) were obtained. We found that animal takes very heterogenous connections, whereas plant takes a more flexible connection network.

Transport and Distribution of Calcium Salt in Tofu Manufacturing Process -Part I. Conductometric Measurement of Calcium Salt in Tofu and Drained Solution- (두부제조공정(製造工程)중 Calcium 염(鹽)의 행동(行動)과 분포(分布) -제1보(第一報). 전기전도도법(電氣傳導度法)에 의한 두부 및 순물의 Calcium 농도 측정방법(測定方法)-)

  • Yim, Sang-Bin;Lee, Choon-Ki;Chun, Jae-Kum
    • Applied Biological Chemistry
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    • v.28 no.1
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    • pp.8-12
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    • 1985
  • For measuring calcium content during the manufacturing process of Tofu, conductometric electrodes were made with the copper plate, and the results were compared with chemical analysis methods. Three types of plate material (I, II, III) for electrode were tested to apply for measuring $CaCl_2$ content in solution, drained solution from Tofu and in agar-agar gel ana Tofu. Empirical linear correlation equations between conductivity (Y, mho) and calcium content (C, Mole $\bar{C}$, mg% wet basis) were obtained for the quick estimation of calcium content during Tofu processings. Equations with plate II type electrode were Y=0.6364C+0.0775 for drained solution with r=0.99, and $Y=7.1503{\times}10^{-5}\bar{C}-2.9895{\times}10^{-3}$ for Tofu with r=0.91,respectively.

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Gadolinium Complexes of Bifunctional Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic Acid (DTPA)-bis(amides) as Copper Responsive Smart Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Agents (MRI CAs)

  • Nam, Ki Soo;Park, Ji-Ae;Jung, Ki-Hye;Chang, Yongmin;Kim, Tae-Jeong
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.34 no.10
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    • pp.2900-2904
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    • 2013
  • We present the synthesis and characterization of DTPA-bis(histidylamide) (1a), DTPA-bis(aspartamide) (1b), and their gadolinium complexes of the type $[Gd(L)(H_2O)]$ (2a:L = 1a; 2b:L = 1b). Thermodynamic stabilities and $R_1$ relaxivities of 2a-b compare well with Omniscan$^{(R)}$, a well-known commercial, extracellular (ECF) MRI CA which adopts the DTPA-bis(amide) framework for the chelate: $R_1$ = 5.5 and 5.1 $mM^{-1}$ for 2a and 2b, respectively. Addition of the Cu(II) ion to a solution containing 2b triggers relaxivity enhancement to raise $R_1$ as high as 15.3 $mM^{-1}$, which corresponds to a 300% enhancement. Such an increase levels off at the concentration beyond two equiv. of Cu(II), suggesting the formation of a trimetallic ($Gd/Cu_2$) complex in situ. Such a relaxivity increase is almost negligible with Zn(II) and other endogenous ions such as Na(I), K(I), Mg(II), and Ca(II). In vivo MR images and the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) obtained with an aqueous mixture of 2b and Cu(II) ion in an 1:2 ratio demonstrate the potentiality of 2 as a copper responsive MRI CA.