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줄날도래 추출물이 산화적 스트레스에 미치는 영향 (Effect of Hydropsyche kozhantschikovi Extracts on Oxidative Stress)

  • 박영미;임재환;이종은;서을원
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제23권1호
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    • pp.31-37
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    • 2013
  • 본 연구는 줄날도래(Hydropsyche kozhantschikovi) 에탄올 추출물이 산화적 스트레스에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위해 활성산소에 의한 세포와 DNA의 손상 억제력을 조사하였다. 줄날도래 에탄올 추출물의 DPPH 유리 라디칼과 수산화 라디칼 제거능은 대조군에 비해 각각 60.4%, 60.0%로 나타났으며, $Fe^{2+}$-chelating 효과는 37.5%로 조사되었다. 줄날도래 추출물이 활성산소에 의해 유도되는 세포손상에 미치는 억제 효과를 조사하기 위해 지질과산화의 상대적 수준과 p21 단백질의 발현율을 해보면 줄날도래 추출물은 라디칼 처리군에 비해 지질과산화를 거의 완벽하게 억제하고 있으며, p21 단백질의 발현은 대조군의 92.2%로 회복되는 것으로 조사되었다. 또한 줄날도래 추출물의 DNA 분절화 억제 활성은 대조군에 비해 74.1%로 나타나 산화적 스트레스에 의해 유발되는 DNA 분절화를 효율적으로 억제하고 있으며, H2AX 단백질의 인산화비는 라디칼 처리군의 16.7%에 해당하는 수준으로 조사되어 줄날도래 추출물은 히스톤 단백질의 인산화를 83.3% 억제하는 것으로 확인되었다. 이러한 결과로 보아 줄날도래 추출물은 활성산소에 대한 항산화 효과 뿐만 아니라 세포와 DNA의 손상을 억제하는데 효과적인 것으로 사료된다.

폐석고를 시멘트 대체재로 활용한 콘크리트의 특성에 관한 실험적 연구 (An Experimental Study on the Properties of Concrete Using the Waste Gypsum)

  • 김남욱;송인;박래선;배주성
    • 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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    • 제11권2호
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    • pp.69-76
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    • 2007
  • 도시와 산업의 급속한 성장에 따라 폐기물의 발생량이 급증하고 있어 그 처리가 중요한 문제로 대두되고 있다. 현재 폐기물 처리에 대한 국내의 정책방향은 폐기물의 발생 자체를 억제하고, 기 발생된 폐기물은 적절한 환경적 처리를 거쳐 재활용하는 자원순환형 폐기물 관리체계로 정착되어 가는 추세이기 때문에 폐기물 및 산업부산물의 재활용이 크게 부상되고 있다. 대량으로 발생되는 폐기물의 하나인 폐석고는 지정폐기물로 분류되어 왔으나, 1994년 이후에는 일반폐기물로 분류되었으며, 처리비용 및 불순물 제거기술 부족 등으로 재활용이 극히 미비하였다. 그러나 최근들어 반건식 탈황공정 등을 이용한 불순물 제거기술이 개발되어 폐석고의 재활용에 관한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 폐석고를 콘크리트용 시멘트 대체재로의 활용 가능성을 규명하고 적정대체율을 도출하기 위하여 볼밀처리 전 후의 폐석고의 특성을 분석하였으며, 시멘트 사용량의 0, 5.0, 7.5, 10.0 및 12.5%를 폐석고로 대체한 콘크리트 시험체에 대한 강도 및 특성시험을 수행하였다.

Inhibitory Role of TRIP-Br1/XIAP in Necroptosis under Nutrient/Serum Starvation

  • Sandag, Zolzaya;Jung, Samil;Quynh, Nguyen Thi Ngoc;Myagmarjav, Davaajargal;Anh, Nguyen Hai;Le, Dan-Diem Thi;Lee, Beom Suk;Mongre, Raj Kumar;Jo, Taeyeon;Lee, MyeongSok
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • 제43권3호
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    • pp.236-250
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    • 2020
  • Currently, many available anti-cancer therapies are targeting apoptosis. However, many cancer cells have acquired resistance to apoptosis. To overcome this problem, simultaneous induction of other types of programmed cell death in addition to apoptosis of cancer cells might be an attractive strategy. For this purpose, we initially investigated the inhibitory role of TRIP-Br1/XIAP in necroptosis, a regulated form of necrosis, under nutrient/serum starvation. Our data showed that necroptosis was significantly induced in all tested 9 different types of cancer cell lines in response to prolonged serum starvation. Among them, necroptosis was induced at a relatively lower level in MCF-7 breast cancer line that was highly resistant to apoptosis than that in other cancer cell lines. Interestingly, TRIP-Br1 oncogenic protein level was found to be very high in this cell line. Up-regulated TRIP-Br1 suppressed necroptosis by repressing reactive oxygen species generation. Such suppression of necroptosis was greatly enhanced by XIAP, a potent inhibitor of apoptosis. Our data also showed that TRIP-Br1 increased XIAP phosphorylation at serine87, an active form of XIAP. Our mitochondrial fractionation data revealed that TRIP-Br1 protein level was greatly increased in the mitochondria upon serum starvation. It suppressed the export of CypD, a vital regulator in mitochondria-mediated necroptosis, from mitochondria to cytosol. TRIP-Br1 also suppressed shikonin-mediated necroptosis, but not TNF-α-mediated necroptosis, implying possible presence of another signaling pathway in necroptosis. Taken together, our results suggest that TRIP-Br1/XIAP can function as onco-proteins by suppressing necroptosis of cancer cells under nutrient/serum starvation.

3T3-L1 지방전구세포에서 합토글로빈에 의한 염증성 cytokine 발현 조절 (The Effect of Haptoglobin on Expression of Inflammatory Cytokines in 3T3-L1 Preadipocytes.)

  • 조진경;김남훈;오미경;박선주;김인숙
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제18권4호
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    • pp.537-541
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    • 2008
  • 백색지방조직(white adipose tissue)은 에너지 저장뿐만 아니라 다양한 adipokines을 분비하는 중요한 내분비 기관이다. 급성기반응 단백질로 알려져 있는 합토글로빈(haptoglobin)도 adipokine의 한 종류로서 지방세포에서 합성되고 분비된다. 그러나 adipokine으로서의 기능과 지방조직에서의 역할은 아직까지 규명되지 않았다. 본 연구에서는 3T3-L1 지방전구세포를 합토글로빈 유전자로 transfection 시켜 합토글로빈을 과발현하는 세포를 만들고 세포증식, 염증관련 인자들의 발현조절 및 단구세포의 유인성을 조사하였다. 그 결과, 합토글로빈은 3T3-L1 세포의 성장에는 별 영향을 미치지 않았으나 IL-6와 COX-2 발현을 저해하고 HO-1 합성을 증가하였다. 또한 THP-1 단구세포를 이용한 invasion assay에서는 합토글로빈이 단구세포의 이동을 저해하였다. 이러한 결과들은 합토글로빈이 지방조직에서 항염증 반응에 관여함을 시사한다. 만성적 염증상태(chronic low-grade inflammatory state)로 인식되고 있는 비만은 염증관련 인자들에 의한 인슐린저항성이 유도되는 바, 합토글로빈은 비만 관련 인슐린저항성을 방지하고 인슐린민감성을 향상시키는 데에도 기여할 것으로 생각된다.

Curcumin represses lipid accumulation through inhibiting ERK1/2-PPAR-γ signaling pathway and triggering apoptosis in porcine subcutaneous preadipocytes

  • Pan, Shifeng;Chen, Yongfang;Zhang, Lin;Liu, Zhuang;Xu, Xingyu;Xing, Hua
    • Animal Bioscience
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    • 제35권5호
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    • pp.763-777
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    • 2022
  • Objective: Excessive lipid accumulation in adipocytes results in prevalence of obesity and metabolic syndrome. Curcumin (CUR), a naturally phenolic active ingredient, has been shown to have lipid-lowering effects. However, its underlying mechanisms have remained largely unknown. Therefore, the study aims to determine the effect of CUR on cellular lipid accumulation in porcine subcutaneous preadipocytes (PSPA) and to clarify novel mechanisms. Methods: The PSPA were cultured and treated with or without CUR. Both cell counting Kit-8 and lactate dehydrogenase release assays were used to examine cytotoxicity. Intracellular lipid contents were measured by oil-red-o staining extraction and triglyceride quantification. Apoptosis was determined by flow cytometry and the terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate-nick end labelling assay. Adipogenic and apoptosis genes were analyzed by quantitative polymerase chain reaction and Western blot. Results: The CUR dose-dependently reduced the proliferation and lipid accumulation of PSPA. Noncytotoxic doses of CUR (10 to 20 μM) significantly inhibited extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) phosphorylation and expression of adipogenic genes peroxisome proliferation-activity receptor-γ (PPAR-γ), CCAAT/enhancer binding protein-α, sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1c, adipocyte protein-2, glucose transporter-4 as well as key lipogenic enzymes fatty acid synthase and acetyl-CoA carboxylase, while ERK1/2 activation significantly reversed CUR-reduced lipid accumulation by increasing PPAR-γ. Furthermore, compared with differentiation induced media treated cells, higher dose of CUR (30 μM) significantly decreased the expression of AKT and B-cell lymphoma-2 (BCL-2), while increased the expression of BCL-2-associated X (BAX) and the BAX/BCL-2 expression ratio, suggesting triggered apoptosis by inactivating AKT and increasing BAX/BCL-2 ratio and Caspase-3 expression. Moreover, AKT activation significantly rescued CUR inhibiting lipid accumulation via repressing apoptosis. Conclusion: These results demonstrate that CUR is capable of suppressing differentiation by inhibiting ERK1/2-PPAR-γ signaling pathway and triggering apoptosis via decreasing AKT and subsequently increasing BAX/BCL-2 ratio and Caspase-3, suggesting that CUR provides an important method for the reduction of porcine body fat, as well as the prevention and treatment of human obesity.

The number of primitive endoderm cells in the inner cell mass is regulated by platelet-derived growth factor signaling in porcine preimplantation embryos

  • Jong-Nam Oh;Mingyun Lee;Gyung Cheol Choe;Dong-Kyung Lee;Kwang-Hwan Choi;Seung-Hun Kim;Jinsol Jeong;Chang-Kyu Lee
    • Animal Bioscience
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    • 제36권8호
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    • pp.1180-1189
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    • 2023
  • Objective: Discovering the mechanism of cell specification is important to manipulate cellular lineages. To obtain lineage-specific cell lines, the target lineage needs to be promoted, and counterpart lineages should be suppressed. Embryos in the early blastocyst stage possess two different cell populations, the inner cell mass (ICM) and trophectoderm. Then, cells in the ICM segregate into epiblasts (Epi) and primitive endoderm (PrE). PrE cells in embryos show specific expression of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) and its receptor, PDGF receptor A (PDGFRA). In this study, we suppressed PDGF signaling using two methods (CRISPR/Cas9 injection and inhibitor treatment) to provide insight into the segregation of embryonic lineages. Methods: CRISPR/Cas9 RNAs were injected into parthenogenetically activated and in vitro fertilized embryos. The PDGF receptor inhibitor AG1296 was treated at 0, 5, 10, and 20 µM concentration. The developmental competence of the embryos and the number of cells expressing marker proteins (SOX2 for ICM and SOX17 for PrE) were measured after the treatments. The expression levels of the marker genes with the inhibitor were examined during embryo development. Results: Microinjection targeting the PDGF receptor (PDGFR) A reduced the number of SOX17-positive cell populations in a subset of day 7 blastocysts (n = 9/12). However, microinjection accompanied diminution of Epi cells in the blastocyst. The PDGF receptor inhibitor AG1296 (5 µM) suppressed SOX17-positive cells without reducing SOX2-positive cells in both parthenogenetic activated and in vitro fertilized embryos. Within the transcriptional target of PDGF signaling, the inhibitor significantly upregulated the Txnip gene in embryos. Conclusion: We identified that PDGF signaling is important to sustain the PrE population in porcine blastocysts. Additionally, treatment with inhibitors was a better method to suppress PrE cells than CRISPR/Cas9 microinjection of anti-PDGF receptor α gene, because microinjection suppressed number of Epi cells. The PDGF receptor might control the number of PrE cells by repressing the proapoptotic gene Txnip. Our results can help to isolate Epi-specific cell lines from blastocysts.

중도장애인의 레질리언스(Resilience) 과정에 관한 연구 (A Study on the Resilience Process of Persons with Disabilities)

  • 김미옥
    • 한국사회복지학
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    • 제60권2호
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    • pp.99-129
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    • 2008
  • 이 연구는 근거이론 방법을 활용하여 중도장애인의 레질리언스 과정을 분석한 것이다. 이를 위해 갑작스러운 사고로 장애를 갖게 된 중도장애인 8명을 심층 인터뷰하였다. 연구 결과, 총 393개의 개념이 도출되었고, 이를 45개의 하위범주, 18개의 상위범주로 유목화할 수 있었다. 중도장애인 레질리언스 과정의 패러다임 모형에서 인과적 조건은 '장애에 대해 모름', '너무 아파 힘듦', 심리적 고통으로 '마음 안으로 숨어듦'인 것으로 나타났다. 맥락적 조건으로는 '집에만 있어 무기력해지고', 장애인정이 어려워 '스스로 장벽을 쌓으며', 장애에 대한 '사회적 장벽'으로 좌절을 경험하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 장애유형, 장애정도, 성(gender), 장애획득시기, 중도장애 여부 등에 따라 레질리언스에 차이가 있음을 보고하였다. 이러한 인과적 조건과 맥락적 조건에도 불구하고 중도장애인이 레질리언스를 갖게 되는 중심현상은 '긍정의 힘에 탄력이 붙음'으로 확인되었다. 이러한 중심현상을 촉진 혹은 억제하는 중재조건으로는 외적으로 가족, 친구, 주변사람, 제도의 지원을 통해 '혼자가 아님을 깨닫고', 내적으로 종교의 힘과 모델링을 통하여 '변화의 의지와 삶의 목표를 가지고 내일을 준비하는' 것으로 나타났다. 작용/상호작용전략은 '노력을 배가하고', '직접 찾아보며', '능동적으로 실행하기'로 나타났으며 그 결과 중도장애인들은 장애와 사회에 대한 '관점이 달라지고', 삶의 '여유가 생기며', 매사에 '적극적으로 참여함'을 알 수 있었다. 중도장애인 레질리언스 과정의 핵심범주는 '긍정의 힘을 믿으며 주도적으로 나의 삶 선택하기'이었으며, 이는 장애인 레질리언스에서 선택과 자기결정을 통한 주도성의 확보가 매우 중요함을 보여주는 것이다. 과정분석에서는 '고통', '낯섬', '성찰', '일상' 단계로 확인되었으며, 이 단계들은 단선적이기보다는 역동적인 순환과정으로 나타났다. 이 과정에서 중도장애인의 레질리언스 유형은 존재성찰형, 진로개척형, 은근노력형, 적극실행형으로 구분되었다. 또한 개인, 가족 및 친구, 사회 및 제도 차원의 위험 및 보호요인에 관한 상황모형을 정리함으로써, 향후 실천적 개입을 위한 기초 자료를 제시하였다. 본 연구는 국내에서 처음으로 중도장애인의 레질리언스 과정을 근거이론 방법을 활용하여 심층적 이해를 구축하면서 그 과정 및 유형, 상황모형 등을 구체적으로 밝힘으로써 중도장애인 연구에 관한 이론구축 및 정책적, 임상적 개입에 그 함의가 클 것으로 기대한다.

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석곡 이규준의 부양론(扶陽論)에 관한 연구(硏究) (A Study on Seok-kok Lee, Kyu-jun's Pu-yang-non)

  • 황원덕
    • 대한한의학원전학회지
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    • 제12권2호
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    • pp.16-53
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    • 1999
  • On the viewpoint of Nae-Kyung and Ju-Yeok, the Seok-Kok's Pu-Yang-Non and other oriental medical doctor's Po-Eum-Eok-Yang, Pu-Yang-Eok-Eum theory which are on the basis of the Kun-Shin-Sang-Wha theory of Nae-Kyung and Myung-Mun theory of Nan-Kyung were compared and studied. The results were as follows : 1. Ju-Yeok and Nae-Kyung said the South is Fire. And explained it as the chief object of life activity by likening to king or saint. And said the North is Water. but didn't mentioned that there exists Fire. The activity of Kun-Wha is regarded as the the chief object of life activity and the Shin-Su can be vatalized by receiving the Shim-Kun-Wha. Therefore, the Seok-Kok's opinion that Shang-Wha is the Fire received by Shin-Su matchs the theory of Nae-Kyung and Nan-Kyung. 2. The Kidney(Shin) in Nae-Kyung means Puk-Bang- Han-Su(The North Cold Water) which has two characters, charging and discharging, ascending and descending. The paragrap "Kam-Ga-Seub(坎加習)" in Ju-Yeok means Puk-Bang-Su(The North Water) which also has two characters, charging and discharging, ascending and descending. The beginning and the end. And One Eum and Two Yang of Ri Sign of divination(離卦) cannot be divided into Su-Jang and Wha-Jang, the same as that, One Yang and Two Eum of Kam Sign of divination(坎卦) is Puk-Bang-Han-Su which cannot be divided into Shin and Myung-Mun. The theory of Choa-Shin-Woo-Myung-Mun of Nan-Kyung is the result that the Shin which has two characters is regarded as two organs. Therefore, from the viewpoint of Nae-Kyung and Ju-Yeok, the Seok-Kok's opinion that the Shin is the Puk-Bang-Han-Su which charges from the right and discharges to the left is more proper. 3. For the first time, the right kidney(Woo-Shin) defined as Myung-Mun in the Nan-Kyung and it is trailblazing theory which dosen't exist in the Nae-Kyung. But from the viewpoint of Nae-Kyung, Myung-Mun-Shang-Wha which some oriental medical doctors thought importantly is considered as Shim-Po which is in charge of the order of Shim(心命). 4. The rush of heat to the upper part(上熱) is raised by blind acting of Shang-Wha which exists in the lower part. This theory is on the basis of the Myung-Mun-Shang-Wha theory of Nan-Kyung. The theory that Wha is in the Shin(Kidney) doesn't exist and only the theory exists that the fever happens by the Kun-Wha not going down but ascending in the Nae-Kyung. Therefore the Shang-Wha blind acting theory of the lower part is not coincided with the theory of Nae-Kyung. 5. When the Vital power(陽氣) is blocked by bad tendencies(邪氣) like uncontrolled joy and anger or too much cold and heat etc, the trapped heat(鬱熱) or Ascending Shang-Wha apper, so Vital power itself cannot have blind activity or excess. Therefore, the theory of oriental medical doctors that the remaining vital power is the fire(氣有餘便是火) cannot be materialized. 6. On the basis of the Woo-Shin-Myung-Mun theroy, oriental medical doctors attached importance to Shin-Eum and Shin-Yang. So they emphasized on Ja-Eum-Gang-Wha or On-Bo-Shin-Yang for curing the Fire. Contrarily, On the viewpoint of siding with the vital power which is the Good and repressing the bad tendency which is the Bad, and another viewpoint that when the vital power which is Shim-Kun-Wha moves through the body consistently and fills up the body, then the enery and blood can be made, the Seok-Kok's theory is coincided with the theory of Nae-Kyung.

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농어촌(農漁村) 특산단지개발사업(特産團地開發事業)의 평가(評價)와 농외소득증대방안(農外所得增大方案) (충청남도(忠淸南道)를 중심(中心)으로) (Appraisal of the Special Production Area Development Project in Rural Area and Countermeasures for Off-farm Income Increase (The Case of Chungnam Province))

  • 임재환
    • 농업과학연구
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    • 제18권2호
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    • pp.164-179
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    • 1991
  • Korean agriculture has encountered two problems. One is internal income disparity between rural and urbarn area and the other is external Uruguay Round trade problems as an abolition of direct and indirect import barriers, reduction in export subsidies and to reduce internal price supports. These problems will be brought severe farm problems such as decreasing farm household income and repressing agricultural growth in the near future. Considering the above inevitable facts Korean government has implemented several development projects such as rural industrial area development project, rural special production area development project, leisuresight seeing farm development project, traditional food development project, unskilled labor training project for off-farm employment and so on, to increase farm household income through off-farm income increase. This study was mainly concentrated on the identification of operational problems and post evaluation of the rural special production area development projects which aimed at increasing non-farm incomes and giving employment opportunity for rural farmers in small factories processing regional special farm products and mine products. The main findings and problems to be solved for the successful project implementation are as followed ; 1. Total number of the special production area development projects as of the end of 1991 was amount to 138, and total number of farm household participated were estimated at 2,079, and total amount of off-farm income per farm household was reached to 3,011 thousand won. 2. The total number of processed special products have increased from 21 items in 1981 to 56 items in 1991. On the other hand the total number of farm household participated in the projects have decreased from 2,518 to 2,079 during same period. 3. Total amount of investment for the projects has increased from 1,429 million won in 1981 to 24,760 million won in 1991 but the rate of G'T loan of the total investment has reduced from 24.5% to 5.2% during same period. 4. 138 special production area development project are classified into 6 kinds of commodity groups such as 19 of general industrial good production areas, 52 of folks-industrial art objects production areas, 39 of food processing areas, 9 of fiber and texstile processing areas, 18 of agricultural and fishery inputs processing areas and 1 of stone processing area. 5. The total production value in 1990 was estimated 20,169 million won of which export was amount to 2,627 million won. 6. The finacial rate of return of the UNGOK KUGIJA Tea processing Project operated by UNGOK coops and BAKSAN ginseng tea processing project were estimated at 45.4% (B/C Ratio=1.17, NPV=152.5 million won) and 17.7% (B/C Ratio=1.12, NPV=120.2 million won) respectively. 7. More favorite terms and condition of the loan including collateral problems have to be given to farmers participated. Heavy investment and G'T subsidy policies should be started for the successful project implementation anf farm household income increase. 8. To expand market demand of the rural special goods G'T have to provide special program of TV or other mass media for commodity propaganda and the total cost concerned must be supported by G'T subsidy. 9. The special farm products as GUGUJA,MOSI'Ramie', Ginseng. SOGOKJU,HEMP,Mushroom.DUGYUNJU and Chesnut processing projects have to be propelled and expanded for off-farm income increase in Chung Nam Province. 10. Direct operational pattern of the special production area by coops is more favorable to farmers and recommendable considering with off-farm income increase and market demand creation throughout Korea. 11. In rural area, special organizations for project appraisal are not exist. Accordingly special training program, project appraisal, formulation and preparation for civil servants concerned have to be prepared for project selection and sound implementation under limited budget and financial support.

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미만성 거대 B 세포 림프종(DLBCL)에서 microRNA-23b의 잠재적 종양 억제자로서의 효과 (MicroRNA-23b is a Potential Tumor Suppressor in Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma)

  • 남제현;김은경;김진영;정다움;김동욱;곽보미;김상우
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제27권2호
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    • pp.149-154
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    • 2017
  • 미만성 거대 B 세포 림프종(DLBCL)은 비호지킨 림프종에서 가장 흔한 형태이다. DLBCL에서 약물치료에 대한 연구가 많은 진전을 보였지만, 아직 많은 환자의 경우 DLBCL로 인한 사망률이 상당하다. 따라서 DLBCL에 대한 이해와 새로운 표적 치료제의 개발이 필요하다. PDE (인산이에스테르 가수분해효소)4B는 최근 시행된 유전자 발현 프로파일링에서 약제내성을 가지는 DLBCL에서 과발현 되는 유전자로 밝혀졌다. PDE4B의 주된 역할은 이차전달자인 고리형 AMP (cylclic AMP, cAMP)를 5'AMP로의 가수분해를 촉진시켜 cAMP를 비활성화 시키는 것이다. cAMP는 B 세포에서 세포증식 저해와 세포사멸을 유도하고 PDE4B는 B 세포에서 이러한 cAMP의 기능을 소멸시키는 것으로 알려져 있다. 그러나 PDE4B의 과발현이 어떤 기작에 의한 것인지는 연구가 미비하다. 본 논문에서는 비정상적으로 발현된 마이크로 RNA (microRNA, miRNA)가 PDE4B의 과발현에 관련되어 있을 것이라는 가정하에 실험을 진행하였다. PDE4B 3'-UTR에는 세 개의 miR-23b 예상 결합부위가 존재하고, 이는 luciferase reporter assay를 통해서 확인하였다. 흥미롭게도, miR-23b 결합 부위들은 인간에서부터 도마뱀에 이르기까지 진화적으로 보존되어 있었고, 이는 세포 생리학적 측면에서 PDE4B-miR-23b 사이의 상호작용이 중요한 역할을 수행함을 암시하고 있다. miR-23b의 과발현은 PDE4B의 mRNA 발현을 감소시키고 세포내의 cAMP의 농도를 증가시켰다. 뿐만 아니라, miR-23b의 발현은 아데닐산고리화효소(adenylyl cyclase)의 활성약제인 forskolin이 처리된 경우에만 DLBCL 세포들의 증식과 생존을 억제하였다. 이는 miR-23b는 PDE4B 발현을 감소시킴으로써 세포증식과 생존을 조절함을 보여주는 것이다. 이를 통해 생각해 볼 때, miR-23b는 PDE4B를 억제함으로써 DLBCL에서 나타나는 항암제 내성을 극복할 수 있고, 따라서 miR-23b는 잠재적 종양 억제자로서 효과적인 치료적 타겟으로 예상된다.